Job summary
Would you like to be part of our forward-thinking, progressive, and dynamic Recovery and Wellbeing College? Do you enjoy a varied work week, and facilitating free health and wellbeing courses to members of the public?As a Locality Co-ordinator you will have knowledge of your locality, it's needs, and the services within the geographical area. You will be encouraged to utilise your expertise in new ways to support the wellbeing of people in the community, and develop your skills. You will work in a key role supporting students, facilitators, and coordinating the Recovery and Wellbeing College course delivery alongside an innovative team.
You will be required to travel to community and NHS venues in Kent & Medway. This role includes some hybrid, home based work using digital technology.
Please have a look at all information on our webpage herehttps://www.kentmedwaymentalhealth.nhs.uk/recovery-college
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Main duties of the job
The key aspects of this role are;
- To co-ordinate and facilitate Recovery and Wellbeing College provision.
- To enhance student experience by compassionate communication.
- To enhance co-facilitator experience by providing high quality support and supervision.
- To coordinate and create the prospectus, and promote across localities.
- To coordinate administration tasks and liaise with partners and venues.
- To manage enrolments, independent learning plans, registers, facilitator absence, and course cover.
About us
We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated 'Good' by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.
Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.
Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's doing well together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role supports people to take control of their own recovery journey, enabling transitions across, out of and beyond services.
We embed recovery-focused language and a culture of co-production, shared learning and strength-based approaches, creating safe spaces and recovery-focused opportunities. The role provides students with learning experiences which promote self-care, recovery, and wellbeing.
As a Locality Coordinator you will have knowledge of your locality, its needs, and the services within the geographical area. You will work in a key role co-facilitating courses, supporting students, facilitators, and coordinating course delivery alongside an innovative team. The role includes managing people with lived expertise of facing and overcoming mental health challenges, and engaging external stakeholders.
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
This role supports people to take control of their own recovery journey, enabling transitions across, out of and beyond services.
We embed recovery-focused language and a culture of co-production, shared learning and strength-based approaches, creating safe spaces and recovery-focused opportunities. The role provides students with learning experiences which promote self-care, recovery, and wellbeing.
As a Locality Coordinator you will have knowledge of your locality, its needs, and the services within the geographical area. You will work in a key role co-facilitating courses, supporting students, facilitators, and coordinating course delivery alongside an innovative team. The role includes managing people with lived expertise of facing and overcoming mental health challenges, and engaging external stakeholders.
Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification
Person Specification
Recovery and Wellbeing Locality co-ordinator
Essential
- Knowledge: of the defining features of a recovery college and the ethos, Awareness of a range of different training and facilitation methods
- Skills: oGood range of IT skills including use of excel & power-point oOrganisational skills and ability to time manage training, managerial and administrative demands oExcellent interpersonal and written skills oAbility to teach and facilitate subjects related to recovery and self-management
Desirable
- Knowledge: oKnowledge of recovery focused practice in adult mental health oAttended Recovery College Courses/Workshops
- Skills: oAbility to deliver training and effective learning outcomes
Recovery and Wellbeing Locality Co-ordinator
Essential
- Experience: o Current experience and evidence of using lived experience in a work/voluntary capacity o Personal/close relational experience of health & Wellbeing recovery and use of supportive services o Experience of dealing professionally with people experiencing difficult situations
- Approach: o A positive attitude that demonstrates interacting in a recovery orientated way o A professional attitude to building relationships with all students and within the team o Able to communicate with people at all levels within the organisation o Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner for operational activities and ad hoc meetings
Desirable
- Experience: oWorking in an educational/ training establishment
Person Specification
Recovery and Wellbeing Locality co-ordinator
Essential
- Knowledge: of the defining features of a recovery college and the ethos, Awareness of a range of different training and facilitation methods
- Skills: oGood range of IT skills including use of excel & power-point oOrganisational skills and ability to time manage training, managerial and administrative demands oExcellent interpersonal and written skills oAbility to teach and facilitate subjects related to recovery and self-management
Desirable
- Knowledge: oKnowledge of recovery focused practice in adult mental health oAttended Recovery College Courses/Workshops
- Skills: oAbility to deliver training and effective learning outcomes
Recovery and Wellbeing Locality Co-ordinator
Essential
- Experience: o Current experience and evidence of using lived experience in a work/voluntary capacity o Personal/close relational experience of health & Wellbeing recovery and use of supportive services o Experience of dealing professionally with people experiencing difficult situations
- Approach: o A positive attitude that demonstrates interacting in a recovery orientated way o A professional attitude to building relationships with all students and within the team o Able to communicate with people at all levels within the organisation o Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner for operational activities and ad hoc meetings
Desirable
- Experience: oWorking in an educational/ training establishment
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
